| Full Name: | Barney Frank |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Husband: Jim Ready |
| Birth Date: | 03/31/1940 |
| Birth Place: | Bayonne, NJ |
| Home City: | Newton, MA |
| Religion: | Jewish |
Summary
Barney Frank
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
HR 5949 - FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
Legislation (Nay)
Sept. 12, 2012 - Extends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act of 2008 from December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2017 including, but not limited to, the following ...
HR 6233 - Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012
Legislation (Nay)
Aug. 2, 2012 - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to provide compensation to eligible producers on a farm for livestock losses that resulted from either of the following ...
HR 2578 - Conservation and Economic Growth Act
More Key Votes
Legislation (Nay)
June 19, 2012 - Prohibits the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from restricting the activities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Federal lands under his or ...
Recent Public Statements
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript
Dec. 13, 2012 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT REP. BARNEY FRANK (D), MASSACHUSETTS: Thank you, Ed. SCHULTZ: Where should the emphasis be when it comes to cuts? Boehner says he`s ...
Letter to President Obama - Medicare Eligibility
Dec. 13, 2012 - Today, Congressmen Joe Courtney (D-CT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), and 88 House Democrats urged President Obama to reject House Republican efforts to raise the Medicare eligibility ...
Letter to President Obama, House and Senate Leadership
More Public Statements
Dec. 11, 2012 - Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and 18 other House Members sent a letter to ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | American Security Council Foundation Positions | 10% |
| 2001-2010 | Keep America Safe Positions | 0% |
| 2005-2006 | ACT! for America Positions | 6% |
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Total Income | $760,063.77 |
| Total Spent | $291,495.75 |
| Cash On Hand | $389,605.54 |
| Debt | $0.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 09/30/2011 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Barney Frank has 92% Political Courage
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